The Moon on this date
Moon on Friday, December 11, 2020
Waning Crescent
12.3% illuminated · waning
Shown at midday from Columbus, US.
Rise, set and path
Times for Columbus, US
- Moonrise
- E
- Highest
- 39°
- Moonset
- W
60°30°
Horizon
3:55 AM
3:05 PM
39°
Key figures
- Illuminated
- 12.3%
- Age
- 26.5 days
- Distance
- 362,800 km
- Apparent size
- 32.9′
- Constellation
- Libra
- Lunation number
- 1211
Events on this date
No Moon or planet events on this date.
Exact values
For Dec 11, 12:00 PM, midday on this date.
| Elongation from the Sun | 319.09° |
|---|---|
| Phase angle | 138.88° |
| Illuminated fraction | 12.33% |
| Altitude / azimuth | 28.5° / 220.1° |
| Right ascension / declination | 14h 32m / -11.28° |
| Ecliptic longitude / latitude | 219.22° / 3.46° |
| Libration in longitude / latitude | -1.41° / -3.58° |
| Sub-solar longitude / latitude | -140.30° / -0.02° |
| Position angle of the axis | 17.3° |
| Position angle of the bright limb | 111.4° |
| Apparent magnitude | -7.8 |
Directions are good to about a hundredth of a degree and the distance to about 50 km; more digits would not mean anything.